How to Deploy Software Updates Using Microsoft SCCM (ADRs, Update Groups, and More)

In this video guide, we will be covering how you can deploy software updates in Microsoft SCCM. This covers important aspects of deploying updates such as collection structure, maintenance windows, automatic deployment rules (ADRs), deadlines, and much more. This will be a great follow up from my last blog Deep Dive in Microsoft SCCM Software Updates Client and Server Components

Introduction: (0:00)
Review Software Update Point Settings (Classifications, Products, Sync): (1:02)
Collection Structure for Software Updates: (2:54)
Maintenance Window for Broad Deployment Collection: (5:24)
Review Client Policies for Software Updates and Restarts: (8:16)
Review Software Update Metadata: (12:34)
Create Software Update Groups for Previous Years: (13:33)
Creating Software Update Group for the Current Year by Month: (20:29)
Create ADR for Windows Defender Definitions: (23:50)
Deploy the yearly Software Update Groups to the Broad Collection: (31:45)
Create ADR to Create Monthly Software Update Groups Going Forward: (35:24)
Review Multiple ADR Deployments for Testing Stages and Production: (50:23)

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[sayedahmad]

I have already watched this video more than 10 times and still watching while working on my ADR. Excellent video with lots of information !

[scott]

Such a knowledgeable bloke on SCCM. Not annoying and very easy to understand

[georgehoward]

Bravo. Once I broke down everything you said in this video, I received a FULL understanding of ADR's, sequence of events, and how to troubleshoot it. Thank you

[eddee]

Great clear and concise. Very easy to listen to unlike a lot out there that is heavily accented or sounding monotone and boring.

[FlD]

5 Year old video still came in handy today. Thank you so much for what you do!

[sangeetanandan]

I have learned a lot in SCCM just watching your videos. Awesome videos.

[georgehoward]

Very detailed, informative and concise. Provided a lot of much needed information and clarity for a young SCCM Admin. Thank you

[tzmeddy]

Thank you for sharing your expertise. Another great video.

[joesears]

I am new to SCCM and this video saved me so much time trying to figure this all out on my own! Thanks!

[siyabongamagade]

Thank you for sharing the video, I like everything about the video. Your pace, clarity, informational. I will start implementing this information to my environment. Thanks buddy.

[TheSysadminChannel]

Top notch video and explanation here. Great job man!!

[edohio]

Excellent by far the best SCCM video I have seen

[vasegan]

dude thank you so much for this made more sense then the course material.

[Stuff_Dave_Does]

Good informative video.

Personally when creating multiple ADR's I specify the Custom Severity NONE in the software update criteria. This means that should you encounter an issue with an update during testing, you can modify the individual update and change the custom severity so that the remaining ADR's do not schedule it for deployment and cause issues in the wider estate.

It may have been pertinent to mention that when using a maintenance window, if there is an update which has a possible run-time which is equal to or greater than the window it will not install (this is the same for leaving Applications with the default 2 hour run-time but creating maint windows of only 1 hour).

[miigsbz]

Hello, it is possible to use custom notifications when setting up ADR update with any software (Slack, Chrome, Zoom and so on)?

[TheRao]

Awesome Content Justin, not to boast about myself :P but i have been following exactly the same procedure for my customers as well

[MrDrewEh]

Hello, great video thank you. One question though.
Your video shows a good way to keep things organized from the start. However, very few people get to implement SCCM from scratch. It would be nice to see a video of how to safely cleanup SCCM software updates, groups, deployment packages, and ADR's (without 3rd party tools). I like that you showed where content was being stored in the file system, and I too would want to make sure / learn how to confirm that disk space is being cleaned up (when appropriate) when cleaning up software update related items in SCCM.

[ssrodrigo]

Thank you for the video. One question: For the production environment collection, if you leave the option for the updates to be available as soon as possible, even with the installation deadline for 7 days, the updates will appears on the Software Center right? Isn´t it dangerous because the users can see them and force the installations before those updates get tested. What do you think? All my best from Brazil.

[zhaojerome]

Hi Justin, thank you so much for the great video. the BEST one. i do have a question about the three deployments methods. what if there is something wrong for the update installation or it has some issue/impact for the client during the test collection, how can i stop or cancel it would deploy to the production collection? Do i have to manually delete the deployment(3days postpone and 7 days postpone ones) from the software update group? thanks.

[schubertma]

dumb question... are there possibilities to automatic patch third party applications? I only see Windows Updates in every case.